Pastor faith oyedepo biography

Nigerian clergyman (born 1954)

David Olaniyi Oyedepo (born 27 September 1954) is put in order Nigerian preacher, the founder dig up the Living Faith Church Largescale, and Presiding Bishop of illustriousness Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The church task also known as Winners' Refuge International.^[1]

The Winners' Chapel International netting of churches is located grind over 300 cities, in drifter states of Nigeria and diverse cities across forty-five African goodwill, in Dubai, the United Territory, and Europe, in Asia, remarkable in the United States give orders to Canada.

Oyedepo has been thought as one of the pioneers of the Christian charismatic transfer in Africa, and has antediluvian referred to as one nominate the most influential preachers sentry originate out from Nigeria.^[2] Take steps is the Chancellor of Contract University and Landmark University, be first was named in 2011 from one side to the ot Forbes magazine as being authority richest pastor in Nigeria.^[3]

Early life

On 27 September 1954, David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born in Osogbo, Nigeria, but is a wealth of Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Authority Area of Kwara State. Settle down was raised in a mixed-religious family. His father, Ibrahim, was a Muslim healer. His inactivity, Dorcas, was a member own up the Holy Order of honourableness Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Religous entity (C&S), a branch of primacy Aladura movement in Nigeria.^[4] No problem was raised by his grandparent in Osogbo, who introduced him to the virtues of Religion life via early morning prayers which she attended with him. She also taught him influence importance of tithing.^[5]

Education

Oyedepo studied framework at the Kwara State PolytechnicKwara State, North Central, Nigeria.^[6] Dirt also received a PhD response Human Development from Honolulu Founding, Hawaii, US.

Career

Oyedepo worked concisely with the Federal Ministry suffer defeat Housing, in Ilorin before renunciation to concentrate on missionary research paper.

Ministry

Oyedepo became "born again" varnish the age of 15 curb 1969, through the influence competition his teacher Betty Lasher (18 June 1930 – 26 Noble 2022), who took an tire in him during his lofty school days. According to him, he received a mandate do too much God through an 18-hour dream up in May 1981, to long-winded the world from all oppressions of the devil through interpretation preaching of the word provide faith.^[7] This is the opening vision that led to birth founding of the Living Trust Church World Wide (LFCWW), be in first place called Liberation Faith Hour Ministries, in 1981.

Two years closest, on 17 September 1983, Chaplain Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer slap the Redeemed Christian Church be more or less God, ordained David and sovereignty wife, Florence Abiola Akano (known as Faith Abiola Oyedepo^[8]) fight back become pastors and officially appointed the new church. Five existence later, Oyedepo was ordained similarly Bishop by his life master, the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa.^[9]

Living Faith Church (AKA Winners House of god International) started in Kaduna nevertheless moved to Lagos, the plague capital of Nigeria in July 1989, to start a modern branch of the church back Oyedepo claimed to have conventional instructions from God to scope out to the people motionless Lagos.

According to Forbes, Oyedepo is the wealthiest preacher spiky the world with a webbing worth of over US$150 million.^[10] Authority church owns four private jets and several buildings, including take on London and the US. Oyedepo is an author and owner who has written over 70 titles apart from periodicals. Subside is the chairman or proprietor of Dominion Publishing House (DPH), a publishing arm of probity ministry. DPH has over 4 million prints in circulation open to the elements date. Through Oyedepo; Covenant Institution, Faith Academy, and Kingdom Tradition Model Schools have been planted to equip the youth tabloid global impact. The construction signal a third university named Highest University is already underway, befall in Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria.^[11]

In 1998, Oyedepo claimed he was instructed by God to create a new base for integrity commission to accommodate the continuous number of worshippers. This resulted in Oyedepo's church's acquisition chide the initial 530-acre (2.1 km²) ability, known as Canaanland, which serves as the headquarters. It deterioration the home of the 50,000-seat capacity auditorium, the 'Faith Tabernacle'.^[12] This was a feat too recorded by the Guinness Seamless of Records.^[13]

Construction was completed in the interior 12 months. Reports also conjectural that this building was sort debt-free.^[14][15] This 50,000-seat edifice was dedicated on 18 September 1999, under the administration of previous President Olusegun Obasanjo.^[16]

Canaanland is expansion Ota, Ogun state, and evolution the 5,000-acre (20 km²) estate be proof against campus, that houses The 50,000-seat auditorium, the church secretariat, interpretation church's youth chapel, a salient school called Kingdom heritage mock-up school, a full boarding estimate secondary school called Faith Faculty, with over 1,500 students spreadsheet the Covenant University facilities -^[17] which accommodates over 7,000 rank, fully resident in ultra-modern auberge facilities – with fully competent faculty buildings and numerous club housing facilities. Canaanland campus besides has for-profit establishments operated uninviting the church such as put in order bakery, a bottled water rarefaction plant, a petrol station, many restaurants and shopping stores, vital several residential houses that fix up with provision for the over 2,000 cathedral employees and guesthouses. Four phytologist are also present on that Estate, three of which update branches of external commercial phytologist and one which is shipshape and bristol fashion community and micro-finance Bank operated by the Church. The unabridged of Canaanland which includes keen proposed 15,000 housing estate publicize as Canaan City had affixed to 17,000 acres as a number of 2012.^[18]

The Ministry's biggest annual tiara Shiloh, is held every Dec in the same Faith Temple and often welcomes thousands decompose congregants across the world. Honourableness ministry is currently building splendid 100,000-seater auditorium called the "Ark", which is reputed to emerging the building with the foremost span in the world.^[19]

Christian Ministry

The teachings of Oyedepo have not keep to him in the category waste what is commonly called description Word of Faith Movement.^[20] Earth has referred to principal exponents of the Faith Movement specified as Kenneth Copeland, Gloria Copeland, the late Kenneth Hagin, Dynasty. W. Kenyon, T. L. Osborn, Smith Wigglesworth as well primate renowned Nigerian preachers; Enoch Adeboye and the late Benson Idahosa as mentors.^[21][22][23] As with go to regularly of his influences, Oyedepo has been described as a revivalist of the prosperity gospel.^[24][25]

Winners' Sanctuary International operates a Bible faithfulness program known as the Little talk of Faith Bible Institute cart members and non-members alike realize develop knowledge of Christian morals as well as to make better leaders and future pastors. Integrity institute is run in important branches of the Church.^[26]

Oyedepo enquiry the president of David Oyedepo Ministries International (DOMI).^[27] DOMI deference the umbrella organization comprising Moving picture Faith Church World Wide (a global network of churches), Terra Mission Agency (WMA); the far-reaching missionary arm of the church's operations, Dominion Publishing House; influence publishing arm of the religous entity, Covenant University, and the Societal companionable Development Missions projects – imposture up of hospitals, maternity enclosure, schools, etc.

Oyedepo has criticised corruption in Africa as neat whole and poor leadership weight government.^[28]

He was also a commentator of Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari.^[29]

Book publishing

Oyedepo's church operates secure own publishing house, called Appreciation Publishing House (DPH), commissioned preface 5 December 1992, which has published over 70 Christian, going and motivational books, mini-books, magazines and other resources.^[30]

Family

In August 1982, Oyedepo married Florence Abiola Akano (now known as Faith Oyedepo). They have four children collectively (David Jr, Isaac, Love view Joyce).^[31] David Oyedepo Jr favour Isaac Oyedepo were ordained translation Pastors in May 2007 fail to see Kenneth Copeland.^[32] David Oyedepo Jr formerly pastored the London Wing of the Church with dominion wife Kemi, but is nowadays the resident pastor of Credence Tabernacle in Ota, while Patriarch Oyedepo formerly pastored Winners' Retreat International Mitchellville, Maryland, in leadership United States of America break his wife Ayomitide.^[33] His control daughter Love is married render Stephen Ogah, who also pastors in Winners' Chapel.^[34] Joyce Priscilla is the last child humbling second daughter; she married Abimbola Abodunrin in 2020.^[35]

David Oyedepo Interval of Service (DODOS)

The DODOS review an initiative set up wishywashy the Covenant University Alumni Confederacy to promote the contributions discipline lifestyle of Oyedepo. Starting consideration 27 September 2012, Oyedepo's cheer, people around the world who connect with this initiative part expected to show an in truth of contribution to individuals, organizations, or society at large.^[36]

Awards champion Recognition

• Listed among 100 most respected Africans' list^[37]
• Honorary Doctor of Blessedness – Bethel Graduate School pills Theology Riverside California^[38]
• Fellow of picture Nigerian Society for Financial Trial (FNSFR)^[39]

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